ZIP 05640 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 62 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, VT.
62 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 05640 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 13 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 10 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 9 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 7 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 6 | 9.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 05640 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 2 | Function area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Match | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 05640 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 747% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 05640.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calais | 62 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 62 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.